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Emergency personnel work at a two-vehicle accident involving a box truck and a sedan on Spaulding Turnpike in Newington near the Walmart plaza.

DOVER — Traffic backed up on the Spaulding Turnpike in Newington Wednesday afternoon following a crash on the northbound side of the highway involving a small box truck.

Two vehicles were involved in the incident, which took place at about 1:20 p.m. near a portion of the highway that borders the Newington Walmart, according to a State Police dispatcher. Police briefly closed down the northbound side of the highway following the crash, causing a traffic jam beginning at about 1:30 p.m.

Details about the accident were scant Wednesday. Newington police referred questions to State Police. A State Police spokesman did not return a call seeking comment.

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A sedan sits on a tow truck bed after being involved in an accident with a box truck on Spaulding Turnpike in Newington.

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Traffic builds up on the Spaulding Turnpike after an accident between a box truck and a sedan closed the northbound lanes.